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Proviruses
Medical Definition: | Duplex DNA sequences in eukaryotic chromosomes, corresponding to the genome of a virus, that are transmitted from one cell generation to the next without causing lysis of the host. Proviruses are often associated with neoplastic cell transformation and are key features of retrovirus biology. |
Guide Notes: | coord IM with specific virus (IM) |
Previously Indexed: | Oncogenic Viruses or specific (1971-1976),Retroviridae or specific (1977-1987) |
Proviruses Medical Definitions and Terms
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